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Sonoma County Civil Grand Jury - 2021-2022 Final Report
SMART Decision Making Citizen Feedback is Critical for Success SUMMARY The Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) District (District) was...
Friends of Smart
Jun 23, 20221 min read
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Friends of SMART Letter of Support for SB917
April 23, 2022 To: Senator Josh Becker Re: SB 917 (Becker) – Seamless Transit Transformation Act – Support Friends of Sonoma-Marin Area...
Friends of Smart
Apr 27, 20221 min read
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Close to Home: SMART’s path forward starts with listening (Press Democrat)
Close to Home: SMART’s path forward starts with listening EDDY CUMINS GENERAL MANAGER OF SMART The Press Democrat April 3, 2022 SMART...
Friends of Smart
Apr 4, 20221 min read
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Save the Beach Train! Friends of SMART supports preserving the Felton to Santa Cruz Line
Friends of SMART stands squarely behind the efforts of Roaring Camp Railroads, urging people to Vote No on abandoning the Felton Branch...
Friends of Smart
Jan 30, 20221 min read
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Friends of SMART welcome Eddy Cummins as the new SMART General Manager!
The Friends of SMART would like to formally welcome Mr. Eddy Cumins as the newly installed General Manager of the Sonoma Marin Area Rapid...
Friends of Smart
Jan 18, 20221 min read
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Thank you, Farhad Mansourian
10.19.21 Farhad Mansourian, General Manger Board of Directors, SMART Staff SMAR For the public record the Friends of SMART would like to...
Friends of Smart
Oct 19, 20211 min read
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Our letter to Sen. McGuire re. Rail Transportation Development
July 28, 2021 Friends of SMART is disappointed that MTC places so little emphasis on developing rail transportation in our region. Rail...
Friends of Smart
Aug 2, 20211 min read
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Creating a Rider First Seamless Transit System
Seamless Bay Area Public transportation in the Bay Area does not work for people. Unreliable service, slow speeds, lack of connections,...
Friends of Smart
Jun 14, 20211 min read
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The Latest on the Highway 101 Bicycle & Pedestrian Overcrossing in Santa Rosa
FROM: Liz Nagle Associate Environmental Planner Caltrans|District 4|Office of Environmental Analysis As the lead agency under the...
Friends of Smart
Apr 3, 20213 min read
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Friends of SMART backs request for $39.3 billion in economic stimulus or relief legislation
EXCERPT FROM LETTER #1: President Biden, Speaker Pelosi, Leader Schumer, Leader McCarthy and Leader McConnell: Our coalition of...
Friends of Smart
Feb 19, 20211 min read
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A SMART Vision — Realized!
Posted on 28 December 2020 By Geoffrey D Smith BikePartners.net A vision for the SMART train is being realized now. Imagine a day in the...
Friends of Smart
Dec 31, 20202 min read
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Coalition Urges Congress to Urgently Fund Nationwide Transit Agencies
TO: President-Elect Biden, Speaker Pelosi, Leader McConnell, Leader McCarthy, and Leader Schumer: Our coalition of transit, labor,...
Friends of Smart
Dec 15, 20201 min read
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OPINION: Measure DD Will Yield TransportationProject Grants
by Willard Richards and Michael Allen | October 1, 2020 Measure DD will maintain Sonoma County’s ability to compete for State funding of...
Friends of Smart
Oct 2, 20202 min read
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ANYTHING BUT TRAINS? The Case for SMART
Ph.D. Jack C. Swearengen, Ph.D. First published in 2008 At yesterday’s Friends of SMART meeting I mentioned the White Paper that I wrote...
Friends of Smart
Jun 6, 20202 min read
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YES ON MEASURE I is a simple vote on the right side of history
Patricia Tuttle Brown, Founding member of the Petaluma Bike/Pedestrian Committee (PBAC), business owner, wife, parent. I am a long-term...
Friends of Smart
Feb 19, 20203 min read
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PRESS DEMOCRAT SAYS - Yes on Measure I: Don’t derail SMART train
Santa Rosa Press Democrat Sunday, February 2, 2020 Imagine this: An unconventional mass transit system, up and running for just a short...
Friends of Smart
Feb 2, 20203 min read
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Sonoma Index Tribune endorses Measure I
Jason Walsh, Editor & Associate Publisher Sonoma Index Tribune January 29, 2020 Sonoma Valley voters are being asked on the March 3...
Friends of Smart
Jan 29, 20205 min read
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Analyzing the stats on SMART
Willard Richards Friends of SMART January 27, 2020 I just finished reading Rich Harkness’ 36-page document reporting his analyses of the...
Friends of Smart
Jan 27, 20202 min read
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Why I support SMART
Jeffrey D Rhoads RA LEED AP January 27, 2020 In retrospect, promises made by Measure Q proponents proved difficult to deliver. In the...
Friends of Smart
Jan 27, 20203 min read
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Why the SMART Train?
Steve Birdlebough Sonoma County Land Use Coalition Posted January 27, 2020 In 2008, voters decided to fund the SMART project, but it has...
Friends of Smart
Jan 27, 20204 min read
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